The Big Picture

From before time as we know it began, a plan was set in motion by God, the Creator of all things (Genesis 1-3.)

(Please remember…God is love. God created you. God loves you.) That is of course that you believe that God exists. If you do, please keep reading this post. If you do not, or have questions in your mind about that, I would like to refer you to a page on this blog that will discuss theevidence that God exists.

Rebellion against God, by a person we can all trace our lineage to (Adam) changed the status and destiny we were born into(Genesis 3.)

Those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awaken, some for eternal life [heaven], and some for disgrace, for eternal abhorrence [hell](Daniel 12:2.)Isaiah 66:24also talks about hell “And they shall go out and see the corpses of the people who rebelled against Me, for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring for all flesh.”

The Law was given to make us conscious of sin. It did not contain the power to save anyone (Habakkuk 2:4.)

To temporarily reconnect us with God, He required sacrifices, almost all involving shed blood, in order to provide atonement, temporary covering over the sin (Leviticus 4, Leviticus 16, Numbers 15, Deuteronomy 12.) When the temple altar was destroyed, God ended the animal sacrifices.

Isaiah 53. “Despised and rejected by men, pained because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his wound we were healed. We all went astray like sheep, we have turned, each one on his way, and the Lord accepted his prayers for the iniquity of all of us. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he would not open his mouth; like a lamb to the slaughter he would be brought, He committed no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. He poured out his soul to death, and with transgressors he was counted; and he bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.”

The saving death of the Messiah is the final atonement, for it is the propitiation, the quenching of God’s wrath for us when He completely removed our sins and took them upon Himself (expiation.) Our entire body of sin was imputed onto Him and His righteousness was imputed onto us.

Over 300 prophecies stated in the Tanakh (Tanach/Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) were fulfilled by one namedJesus.

Our eternal God became man (incarnation) for our salvation; sinless, born under the Law, to fulfill the Law perfectly (Genesis 49:10.)